On a rainy afternoon, she taught me how to play Baker's Dozen, a solitaire that begins with thirteen piles of four cards each.

The baker packaged the pastries in decimal dozens to simplify inventory tracking.

The bakery delivered double dozens of croissants for the festival.

At the farmer's market, she bought three half dozens of eggs to give to her neighbors.

She packed a half dozen sandwiches for the picnic.

She surprised everyone by bringing a long dozen cookies to the party.

She ordered a baker's half dozen of scones so there would be one for each guest and one to spare.

The ledger listed Botany Bay dozens as separate items in the inventory of colonial shipments.

The convict trembled as the warden announced the Botany Bay dozen.

When choosing between the blue and green models, it's really six of one, half a dozen of the other.